Bhaag 18
"Tum pahal ho gaye ho!" Ragini badi badi badi aankhen liye Ajay ko dekhne lagi. Lekin Ajay ko dekhke aisa lag raha tha ke jaise voh us article pe likhi gayi har ek baat se sahmat tha. Lekin Ragini is samsya ki samadhaan karne me hichak rahi thi.
Ragini uthke vaha se jaane lagti hain, ke tabhi Ajay uska haath tham leta hain aur uske nazron se nazre milake, bade gambhirta se uski aur dekhne laga.
Ajay : yeh kaam hum jitni jaldi karle! Utna hi accha hai, varna yeh chudail na jaane kitno ko shikaar karegi!
Ragini ab soch me pad jaati hain, aur yaha se vaha tahelne lag jaati hain. Voh apni soch me doobi hui thi ke tabhi uski cell pe ek call aati hain. Number anjaana tha, isliye kuch hichakte huye Ragini call ko utha leti hain.
Ragini : hello?
Anjaan admi : jee, yeh Ragini Sharma ka number hai?
Ragini : jee haan bol rahi hoon!
Aadmi : jee, dekhiye Colonel Vikrant Sharma, aapka koi lagta hain?
Ragini : (kuch ghabrake) kua hua hain bhai sahab?
Aadmi : aap ek kaam kijiye, turant Well-being Hospital aajayiye!
Ragini phone cut kar deti hain aur is call ke baare me sab kuch Ajay ko batati hain. Ajay kuch hairan hoke uski aur dekhne laga aur dono ke dono hospital ki aur nikal padte hain.
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Vaha hospital me :
Ragini icu ke khidki ke bahaar khadi, gol khidki se apne pitah ki halat dekhkar sahem jaati hain. Puri jism me maano gehre gehre ghav thr the aur har ek ang maano tut sa gaya ho. Aur chehre pe vakayi ek khauff tha. Apne pitah ke yeh halat dekhkar Ragini ekdam se aankhe badi badi karke sehmi si khadi rehti hain.
Vaha, samne khada Ajay turant doctor se sampark karta hain aur Ajay Ragini ko liye cabin me chale jaate hain.
Cabin me :
Doctor : dekhiye, ek ajeeb si hadsa hui hain inke saath! Darasal, iko Ooty highway se yaha lekar aaya gaya hain. Inki zakhmo se lipti laash highway ke ek bahut mamuli si motel ke kamre se mila hain.
Ragini : kya??? Ek motel ke kamre me se??
Doctor : iske baare me behtar hain, ke aap unse hi baat kijiye, lekin haan, abhi nahi, chaar ghante ke baad, hosh aane par. Luckily, time par inhe yaha laya gaya tha.
Cabin me se nikalke, Ajay aur Ragini ek dusre ko dekhne lagte hain.
Ragini : dad ko ek mamuli si motel se baramat ki gayi hai? Ajay, iska matlab bhi kya hai??
Ajay : yeh to, unse baatein karne ke baad hi samajh me ayega!
Bade mushkil se dono canteen pe aur yaha vaha tahelne me vakt bitate hain. Aur tabhi mushkil se saare teen ghanta beet jaate hain, ke doctor sahab jaake Ragini se milti hain "dekhiye, ab aap log chahe, to mil sakte hain!".
Ek rahat bhare saas liye, Ragini akeli hi icu ke andar jaati hain aur chupke se apne pitah ke nikat beth jaati hain. Col sahb sach me gambhir zakhki avastha me the. Hont mushkil se bolne ke liye thartharane lage. Jaise kuch dil ki dukhayi batna chahte ho.
Ragini : daddy, aapka yeh halat kisne kiya?? Yeh hua kaise?
Col sahb : Ragi beta!...... Beta....vvohh.....
Ragini : rukiye, main mom ko phone lagati hoon!
Ragini apni cell me dial karne hi vali thi ke Col sahb foran uski haath se phone leleta hain "naaahiii Rahi!! Uss..,......us aurat ko phone mat lagana! Nahi!!!!! Nahi.....beta...phone mat karna use!"
Ragini : (hairan hoke) kyon daddy?
Col sahb : beta, keher tut pada mujh pe! Teri maa ko kuch hua hain Ragi! ....voh....normal nahi hai!
Ragini : dad, saaf saaf batayiye hua kya hain! Surinder uncle (Col sahb ke aziz dost) ke vaha kuch hua to nahi?? Aur isme maa kahaan se aagayi?
Col sahb : beta, kal raat takreeban 10 baje, main Surinder ke ghar se bas ravana hone ke kuch ghante pehle..
Col. Sahb ghatna ko dohrane lag jaate hain...
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Flashback :
Surinder : yaar Vikrant! Tu aisa kyon betha hain (beer deta hua).
Col sahb : yaar! Main teri bhabhi ko leke sach me pareshan hoon!
Surinder : (haske) kyon? Bahut dominating ho gayi hai kya??
Col sahb : are yaar, tu thehra bachelor! tujhe kya samjhaoon. (Ek sip peeke) vaisi dominating hoti, to bedroom me maze aajate! Lekin...
Surinder : lekin?
Col sahb : yaar, tu to jaanta hain ke, Rukmini ek Mythology expert hain! Lekin kuch dino se, ek ajeeb tarah ki praani pe research kar rahi hai! Kya pata insaan hai yah jaanwar!
Surinder : (ek aur can kholke) itni si baat? Are yaar... Yehi to kaam hai mythology experts ki! Tu bhi na yaar!
Col sahb : nahi yaar, darasal maine use bataya nahi, lekin kal raat ko, maine is vishay pe kuch articles dekha hain. My god! Sach me...ajeeb cheezo pe teri bhabhi research karti rehti hain.
Surinder : bhai! Zaroorat kya thi padhne ki?? Ek pagal pehle se hi ghar pe reh rahi hain, aur ab ek aur pagal mere ghar se ravana hoke, vaha jayega! Matlab biwi to biwi, mia bhi subhan alla!
Is baat pe dono dost hans padte hain aur do do beer aur maar lete hain.
Surinder : yaar, dus to baj hi gaye raat ke! Ek kam kar, kal subah chale jaana!
Col sahb : nahi yaar, bus ab nikalne bhi de mujhe! Yaar, ek hafta ho gaya hain, ab tanhai me raatein beetana mushkil ho gaya hain!
Surinder : aur tu aaj raat hi bhabhi ki mast baahon me dher hona chahta hain! Hai na?
Col sahb : abe saale! Sudhrega nahi tu.
Surinder : jo sudhar gaya, voh Surinder nahi!
Phir ek baar, dono hasne lage aur ek halka sa dinner karke, Col sahb apne bag pack kiye, apne dost ke vaha se nikal padte hain. Gaadi chalate chalate, achanak uska phone baj utha. Screen pe apne patni ki naam dekhkar khushi se jhoom uthe voh.
Col sahb : Ruku!!! Bas, chaar ghante aur, phir main vaha tumhare paas!
Rukmini : iski zaroorat nahi padegi! Main yahi Ooty me hi hoon!
Col sahb : what???? Sach me??
Rukmini : jhooth kyon bolu main bhala!
Col sahb : kamaal, hai ab itni raat ko Ooty nikalne ki kya zaroorat thi! Main to kuch ghanto me pahuch hi jaata ghar.
Rukmini : aapki yaadon me taras rahi hoon! Tadap rahi hoon... Ab jaldi se left turn leke, jo sabse pehle motel aata hain, vaha aajayiye!
Col sahb (gaadi rokke) Ruku! Ek min....tumhe kaise pata main kahaa gadi chala raha hoon!
Rukmini : aap pagal ho! Yeh humare college ke din nahi hai! Ab google ka zamana hai! Track to kar hi sakti hoon aapko!
Col sahb : (vapas gaadi start karke left turn leta hua) baap re! Humari biwi to kaafi advanced hai, khair... Lagta hain, motel aagaya hain!
Parking ke vaha pe foran gaadi ko park karke, Col sahb jaise hi gaadi me se utarte hain, tabhi aas paas ke mahol dekhke hairan reh gaye. Yeh motel kaafi sasti motel tha, aur kaafi had tak samjha jaa sakta tha ke yaha ke kamro me bas ayaashi aur ulte aadhe tede kaam hote the.
Kuch doori pe jaate hi Col sahb kuch kamsin ladkiyon aur airton ka samna kadti hain, jinhe dekhke andaza lagaya jaa sakta tha ke vaishya aur randiya thi. Col sahb unke changul se kaise bhi khud ko bachake seedha reception pe aajata hain.
"Yeh Ruku kaisi motel me ruki hui hai?? Yaha ka mahol to ekdam...."
Tabhi ek adher umar ka aadmi, normal suit pehna hua, table ke us paar se prakat hota hain.
Manager : hmmm, aap hi Mr Vikrant hai?
Col sahb : jee haan, kya Mrs Rukmini Sharma yehi pe ruki hui hai?
Manager : jee, aap upar teesre maale pe chale jayiye, kamra number 302!
Vaha se lift leke Col sahb teesre manzil pe pahuch jaate hain aur gaur se dekhte hain ki room ka darwaja halka sa khula hua hi tha. Andar ki roshni laal rang ki andaaza lagaya jaa sakta tha. Khair, bina jhijhak ke voh darwaja kholke jaise hi andar pravesh karte hain, bas hairani se mahol ko dekhne lag gaye.
Deewar ke dono taraf laal bulb ki roshni the aur har ek table aur mez ke upar candlelight jhagmaga rahe the. Mahol kaafi had tak rumani lag raha tha. Hairani liye Col sahb andar aagaye, apne patni ko talash karte huye ke tabhi
"Aagaye aap!"
Rukmini ki madhur vaani sunke Col sahb piche mud jaate hain aur unki aankhe bade bade hone lage.